Fugichnia

Fugichnia is an ethological class of trace fossil characterized as "escape burrows" that are formed as a result of organisms' attempts to escape burial in sudden high-sedimentation events like turbidity currents.[1] The burrows are often marked with chevron patterns showing the upward direction the organisms were tunneling.

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References
  1. Allaby, Michael, ed. (2008). A dictionary of earth sciences. Oxford paperback reference (3rd ed.). Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-921194-4. OCLC 177509121.


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